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March 2024 by Roscoe
Picked up a cute 3 month old Shepherd mix on the 27 JAN 17. Over the weekend he just got sick. Emergency vet today and find out the puppy has parvo and upper respiratory infection. Canine parvovirus is a highly contagious virus that can affect all dogs, but unvaccinated dogs and puppies younger than four months old are the most at risk. So now instead of $100 rescue dog, he will cost close to $2000. Truth be known I could of bought a healthy pure bred german shepherd puppy for far less. New owners beware..
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March 2024 by N T
If you have roommates who have pets, leave them out!!! Denied because my roommates pet wasn't UTD on shots. Ok? But my roommates pet isn't my responsibility...
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March 2024 by Luri
update! I went elsewhere and was accepted without being interrogated and without being treated like trash. Denied adoption bc I dont have vet records... I've never had a pet or adopted... so how else am i supposed to adopt animals in need?? Rea Cord don't even try to communicate with you. Her messages are all one sided and she wants to have the last word. Very accusatory and argumentative. Ms Cord u are a miserable person and u make sure everyone else is too
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March 2024 by Hannah
Rea Cord is the most nastiest person I have ever met. Such an awful personality... Hateful, rude, judgmental as heck. There is no reason to be rude and take your negative feelings out on people. I honestly pity the animals here and hope they can go to good homes. I have valid vet records & references yet denied an adoption. Why? I'll never know. My pets are fixed and UTD on vaccines. She tried to say they weren't. Dont try to talk down to me and accuse me of being a careless owner when i have documents. Why lie? Animals take 24 hours to be approved and adopted out yet every time I've applied, I've been denied and told they were already adopted, even when the pet was listed less than 24 hrs ago. I don't get it. Now the fun part... I've volunteered to potentially work here. The kennel assistants (& I guess she's like a vet tech?) are rude too & careless. The way they clean and care for cats is questionable. I've witnessed cross contamination from the quarantined room to regular rooms, amongst many other things. I used to praise Elmore's shelter for being a good example to other shelters, but my God. Rea Cord, you need to seek therapy. Instead of judging, why don't you teach and educate? Denying people for minuscule things doesn't make you look like a great business owner or a great person in general. Learn to work with people instead of jumping to conclusions and making an @$$ of yourself.
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January 2024 by Jared Hicks
Retired Military vet denied the chance to adopt a forever fur friend.
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January 2024 by Wolf Spirit
To all the one star reviewers I am with you. I tried to adopt and wasn’t able to because I didn’t list anything about my veterinarian.I wish the animals the best with the time they may have in life after being subjected to this place. Of course they don’t encourage adoption, the animal are dollar signs in the eyes of the ones who run this place.
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December 2023 by Jacien Creazzo
got a "3 month old dog" from them that was in "perfect health" she is neither I love her to death but she has clearly been mistreated in some way she had scabs all over her neck some bald patches that around her eyes that looked like demodectic mange (still need to get it checked out) and she is 5 months or older according to size charts she could be 9 months old so not 3 and she has extreme behavioral issues and isnt open to training in the slightest me and my family believe this behavior has come from being mistreated and not properly looked after she is a border heeler and from the looks of it she got no extra care given for her high energy levels also we got hung up on by them when we called to ask what her age really is and to inquire about how a return process works (we are not bringing her back there)
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September 2023 by Randy Packard
We have adopted 3 older dogs and they are very loving and very appreciative, we love the place.
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June 2023 by Bex
I'll start by saying we are very happy with the pup that we adopted. With that being said, I am generally not one to leave poor reviews, but this is needed. Rea Cord is one of the most unpleasant people I have ever met, and I feel sorry for the animals that she is the director of the humane society. She was unprofessional, accusatory, and all around blatantly rude. I came in to my appointment, followed the process as requested, and ended up adopting the dog we were looking at. If it wasn't for my love for animals, I would have turned around and left immediately. On a positive note, the rest of the staff was very friendly and finished the adoption process in a timely manner. As happy as we are with our pup, I will most certainly never return.
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April 2023 by sondra smith
I'm writing after having a rude encounter with Rea Cord this afternoon regarding a dog that I surrendered due to aggression. I called to get a follow up on Bentley my German Shepherd. Upon talking with her she rudely informed me that Bentley was put down the same day and that she did not have to time to talk to me because of being busy. After calling back she then stated that she did not have time for this and that I bought them an aggressive dog. I understand that my dog was aggressive which is why he was surrendered but that in no way means that he was less than or not loved by my family and I. This was not an easy decision to make nor do I ever want to make such a decision again. It would be very helpful if staff especially the director would be more compassionate. I can not imagine anyone with an attitude such as this working with animals. Hopefully Ms Cord will be more compassionate to the next person that she has to deliver such news to.
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April 2023 by Noah Roberts
Earned the one star only because no one else in the area doing the work they're doing. The lady in charge is unprofessional, rude, and generally pretty off-putting. Their operation is a circus compared to Montgomery or Pvilles, go to one of those if you want to volunteer. They're cleaner and have more competent leadership.
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March 2023 by Bethany Hester
These are the rudest old people I have ever met in my entire life. I walked in and immediately felt unwelcome. I will never be back here ever again. To all the people interested in adopting from here be ready to have the most nastiest unwelcome attitude ever.
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March 2023 by Sharan Grant
We have adopted 3 fur babies and our experience was great both times and all were so nice. Yes, screening is a process for adoption which I am glad. I guess to ensure the fur babies are placed with the right family. The screening helps make the best fit for all involved. Thank you ladies. ?
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September 2022 by Italia Vega
i loved volunteering here but ALICE didn’t like me because?? i’ll never know since she didn’t have the balls to be DIRECT. haha but i guess they don’t need volunteers though so please do community service somewhere else if searching ! but i love you patrice, angie, brynnnn & charlieee !! connie was cool too
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June 2022 by Randy Owens
Went here awhile back. They let me walk thru and pick my puppy out...I was so excited! But then they hit you with application and screening and if you have other dogs or cats keep that to yourself. They'll want to do a whole trial and error process over a period of days. If you don't want the animals adopted out and would rather kill them just say that. Don't make it super difficult to adopt a dog. And also don't make the adopter feel like they are criminals needing a second chance. Y'all can have that.
